Around the World March 1, 2011
ISRAEL
During the construction of a mikveh, or ritual bath, in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter, archaeologists found an older bathing pool, built and used by the Roman Tenth Legion.
Digs & Discoveries March 1, 2011
New Instruments Enter the Archaeological Toolbox
Recently, excavators uncovered a crucible at Tell es-Safi/Gath, the site of a tenth-century b.c. Philistine city in southern Israel.
Around the World January 1, 2011
ISRAEL
Wedding reception. Thanksgiving. Natufian burial ceremony. Archaeologists found what they believe is the earliest clear evidence for feasting.
Digs & Discoveries January 1, 2011
Luxury Box Seating
In the first century b.c., thousands of guests came to be wined, dined, and entertained in a massive palace and burial complex built by King Herod south of Bethlehem.
